Special Year-End Edition, Merry Shutdown…? by Jim Trezise

December 21, 2018 Special Year-End Edition Merry Shutdown…? If you are not already a member of WineAmerica, join now! Background Music (Andy Williams): “It’s the most won-der-ful time of the year…” Twas the week before Christmas And all through the House The Members were voting And continuing to grouse Ah yes, after the ongoing border wall kerfluffle and the on-and-off … Read more

WineAmerica Elects New Board Members

11.26.2018 WineAmerica held its latest Board of Directors election in October, and the results were certified on November 13  at the 2018 Fall Board Retreat in Fredericksburg, Texas. WineAmerica is pleased to welcome three new board members: Scott Osborn of Fox Run Vineyards in the Finger Lakes representing New York; Garrett Portra of Carlson Vineyards … Read more

Fall 2018: Board Retreat – Fredericksburg, TX

WineAmerica held its annual Fall Retreat in Fredericksburg, Texas, November 13-14, 2018, right in the middle of Texas Hill Country, and as expected it was awesome. It’s been nearly a decade since our last meeting there, and the region has grown in quantity and quality. Wine is a big deal in Texas, where the American … Read more

WineAmerica Applauds Excise Tax Law Development

For Immediate Release Thursday, May 17, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC–WineAmerica is delighted that wineries throughout the country will now be able to take full advantage of reduced federal excise taxes due to an announcement by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) that it is extending an “alternate procedure” through December 31, 2019. … Read more

TTB Industry Circular 2018-1 Undermines the Intent of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act and Threatens American Wine Industry

By Michael Kaiser, Vice President 3.19.18 Background A two- year version of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) was passed as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The President signed the bill into law on December 22, 2017, and the new excise tax reforms were implemented on January 1, 2018. … Read more